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the late steve jobs and apple cofounder built the first apple 1 computers in the garage back in 1976. >>> we have an update to a story we've been following in the past year. >> his name is jeff schmidt. >> one-half hour after the finish line closed. i thought a story about a guy that just wouldn't quit would be intere interesting. i had no idea. it's not over yet. they call someone who competes on a prosthetic leg a challenged athlete. what they should call jeff schmidt is a magician. we first met jeff and wife jenny not long after he returned from the 2012 ironman championship. jeff told us he kept going that night in hawaii because he had come too far to quit and he wasn't talking about the 140-mile race. a star soccer player, he was leg was shattered by a violent tackle 15 years ago. he had failed history and dr depende dependentcys. >> if something in your life is causing you nothing but anguish and you can get rid of it, what do you do? you get rid of it. >> losing that leg turned out to be one of the best things that ever happened to him. >> welcome to our kickoff event. >> jeff
the late steve jobs and apple cofounder built the first apple 1 computers in the garage back in 1976. >>> we have an update to a story we've been following in the past year. >> his name is jeff schmidt. >> one-half hour after the finish line closed. i thought a story about a guy that just wouldn't quit would be intere interesting. i had no idea. it's not over yet. they call someone who competes on a prosthetic leg a challenged athlete. what they should call jeff schmidt is...
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the home is of historical significance especially the garage where steve jobs and ste steve wozniak created the apple computer. many tourists stop by to take pictures and the goal of the historical designation is to preserve the home as it looked in the 1970s. >> most of us have an iphone or an ipod or macintosh or air book or one of their devices and we identify with that. it's a more important property than the packard garage. >> and the plan is to put up a historical plaque in front of the home. we're live in los altos tonight. >> just into our newsroom tonight, a notable decision in palo alto. the city council pulled a plug on a planned electronic billboard. the proposal called for the billboard to go alongside highway 101. east palo alto is generating a lot of money with a sign off university avenue. palo alto could make up to a million dollars a year. but the signs are distracting to drivers because they are bright. >>> why should it cost you $4 or $5 to get half a gallon or milk? i'm here to explain why the price of this is going sky high. >>> and tweet a coffee? the partnership betw
the home is of historical significance especially the garage where steve jobs and ste steve wozniak created the apple computer. many tourists stop by to take pictures and the goal of the historical designation is to preserve the home as it looked in the 1970s. >> most of us have an iphone or an ipod or macintosh or air book or one of their devices and we identify with that. it's a more important property than the packard garage. >> and the plan is to put up a historical plaque in...
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and speaking of apple, this is where the late ceo steve jobs grew up. in less than an hour from now, the los altos historical commission will decide whether this house will be a historic resource. what makes it historic is what happened inside the garage. that's where jobs and apple co-founder steve wozniak built the first apple computers and that was back in 1976. >>> you may have a robot to clean your house or maybe serve you drinks. how about a robot to help your child prepare for a career in technology? in a story you'll see only on nbc bay area, business and tech reporter scott budman is here with a look at the future of play, is that right, scott? >> reporter: absolutely right, raj. playing to help young people learn. if you think about it, these are toys that can help build the next generation of engineers. we got a first look at the robot of the future right here. it's a robot that can bang out a tune. more importantly, it's a robot that can teach your children about technology which may prepare them for a job. >> we're trying to teach kids, you
and speaking of apple, this is where the late ceo steve jobs grew up. in less than an hour from now, the los altos historical commission will decide whether this house will be a historic resource. what makes it historic is what happened inside the garage. that's where jobs and apple co-founder steve wozniak built the first apple computers and that was back in 1976. >>> you may have a robot to clean your house or maybe serve you drinks. how about a robot to help your child prepare for a...
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. >> reporter: arinda city councilman and assembly county steve glazer collected 20,000 signatures calling for a ban on transit strikes. >> we certainly would like the unions and management to work it out around the bargaining table. if they fail to do that, the riders, commuters of the bay area should not be held responsible for that failure. >> reporter: political leaders like california lieutenant governor, former san francisco mayor gavin newsom aren't shoe banning transit strikes are the answer. >> when i was mayor, we had some contentious issues with our muni workers, but that didn't stop them, even though they can't legally strike, from cases all being miraculously sick. >> you're going to get a point where you'll get an oppressive employer. you start getting unhappy workers. and safety starts going down. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. workers plan to release the results of today's vote at 11:00 p.m. tonight, with hopes the contentious b.a.r.t. battle will be a distant memory, at least for the next four years. joe rosato jr., nbc bay area news. >>> ahead at 6:00, it looked like a war zone, b
. >> reporter: arinda city councilman and assembly county steve glazer collected 20,000 signatures calling for a ban on transit strikes. >> we certainly would like the unions and management to work it out around the bargaining table. if they fail to do that, the riders, commuters of the bay area should not be held responsible for that failure. >> reporter: political leaders like california lieutenant governor, former san francisco mayor gavin newsom aren't shoe banning transit...
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it makes it probably a little bit uncomfortable as a place to work, much like apple under steve jobs. the boss wants to see results. it is also why amazon is so successful today and will be the first retailer to get to $100 billion in sales. he demands the best from everybody. >> from the book, it does not sound like you like jeff bezos very much. >> that is not true. i think you have to respect someone who starts in a garage 19 years ago and built a remarkable company that has changed not just the way we shop, but the way we read. of course, i have criticisms, and i dare -- and i say that against amazon, that it is ruthless in some markets. it has pushed publishers and booksellers into uncomfortable spaces, but that may be the cost of doing business in a fast internet age. we saw other companies that started doing business with amazon that have not innovated in the same way, like aol, and they are in trouble. i'm not making any judgments, but it really is a remarkable story. >> it is a remark will story. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> tonight, paris closed doors on one of
it makes it probably a little bit uncomfortable as a place to work, much like apple under steve jobs. the boss wants to see results. it is also why amazon is so successful today and will be the first retailer to get to $100 billion in sales. he demands the best from everybody. >> from the book, it does not sound like you like jeff bezos very much. >> that is not true. i think you have to respect someone who starts in a garage 19 years ago and built a remarkable company that has...
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it makes it probably a little bit uncomfortable as a place to work, much like apple under steve jobs. the boss wants to see results. it is also why amazon is so successful today and will be the first retailer to get to $100 billion in sales. he demands the best from everybody. >> from the book, it does not sound like you like jeff bezos very much. >> that is not true. i think you have to respect someone who starts in a garage 19 years ago and built a remarkable company that has changed not just the way we shop, but the way we read. of course, i have criticisms, and i dare -- and i say that against amazon, that it is ruthless in some markets. it has pushed publishers and booksellers into uncomfortable spaces, but that may be the cost of doing business in a fast internet age. we saw other companies that started doing business with amazon that have not innovated in the same way, like aol, and they are in trouble. i'm not making any judgments, but it really is a remarkable story. >> it is a remark will story. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> tonight, paris closed doors on one of
it makes it probably a little bit uncomfortable as a place to work, much like apple under steve jobs. the boss wants to see results. it is also why amazon is so successful today and will be the first retailer to get to $100 billion in sales. he demands the best from everybody. >> from the book, it does not sound like you like jeff bezos very much. >> that is not true. i think you have to respect someone who starts in a garage 19 years ago and built a remarkable company that has...
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his drive, like bill gates or larry page or steve jobs. he has high standards. the fact that he pushes everyone around him to operate at their best. >> rose: dick cheney, dr. jonathan reiner and brad stone when we continue. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> an enemy that operates in the shadows and views the entire world as a battle field is not one that can be contained or deterred. an enemy with fantasies martyrdom. >> rose: he was secretary of defense under president george h.w. bush and press of staff to gerald ford. heart disease threatened his life in the course of his political career. he suffered five heart attacks the first at the age of 37. reconciled himself to dying three years ago when he was at end stage heart failure. a heart transplant in 2012 saved his life. he talks about his experiences for the first time in the new book, it is called heart, an american medical odyssey. he wrote it with the cardiologist dr. jonathan reiner who will be joining us later. i'm please to do have
his drive, like bill gates or larry page or steve jobs. he has high standards. the fact that he pushes everyone around him to operate at their best. >> rose: dick cheney, dr. jonathan reiner and brad stone when we continue. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> an enemy that operates in the shadows and views the entire world as a battle field is not one that can be contained or deterred. an enemy with fantasies...
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his drive, like bill gates or larry page or steve jobs. he has high standards. the fact he pushes everyone around him to operate at their best. and i think the fact that he's developed a culture for the company that allows lots of innovation to sprinkle up from the grassroots of the company. just this year we've seen really amazon firing on all cylinders from expanding its grocer business to getting into apparel and the new kindle fire tablets. they're doing a lot because he's created that culture. >> rose: all of that he has said i think publicly, the purpose is to be able to have you demand his products to sell you to go into kindle. >> unlike apple you buy it at cost you buy one of them and you become a better amazon customer. >> rose: what's the criticism of the company. >> amazon's a tough competitor. they say their customer focused but they can be pretty ruthless and we've seen it in its competition with zappos which it ultimately acquired -- and the way in which it has stimulated that transition to ebooks and book publishing. there isn't a lot of book pub
his drive, like bill gates or larry page or steve jobs. he has high standards. the fact he pushes everyone around him to operate at their best. and i think the fact that he's developed a culture for the company that allows lots of innovation to sprinkle up from the grassroots of the company. just this year we've seen really amazon firing on all cylinders from expanding its grocer business to getting into apparel and the new kindle fire tablets. they're doing a lot because he's created that...
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>> thanks, steve. we'll do that. and still ahead, the earnings squad swoops in with three big names to watch before they report. >> after the break, the president and ceo of td ameritrade is here. there he is. "street signs" is going to ask him if the individual investor is doubling down or getting out. fred thompson coming up. ♪ norfolk southern what's your function? ♪ hooking up the country helping business run ♪ ♪ build! we're investing big to keep our country in the lead. ♪ load! we keep moving to deliver what you need. and that means growth, lots of cargo going all around the globe. cars and parts, fuel and steel, peas and rice, hey that's nice! ♪ norfolk southern what's your function? ♪ ♪ helping this big country move ahead as one ♪ ♪ norfolk southern how's that function? ♪ the ocean gets warmer. the peruvian anchovy harvest suffers. it raises the price of fishmeal, cattle feed and beef. bny mellon turns insights like these into powerful investment strategies. for a university endowment. i
>> thanks, steve. we'll do that. and still ahead, the earnings squad swoops in with three big names to watch before they report. >> after the break, the president and ceo of td ameritrade is here. there he is. "street signs" is going to ask him if the individual investor is doubling down or getting out. fred thompson coming up. ♪ norfolk southern what's your function? ♪ hooking up the country helping business run ♪ ♪ build! we're investing big to keep our country...
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i want to bring in steve conover. you've got pretty impressive numbers here, and 129 million people according to your plans, according to your calculations. 129 million people either lose their insurance or have to get much higher premium insurance. is that true? how'd you get there? >> well, that is true. spinners like david axelrod have been claiming that this problem will only affect 5% of americans. the people that are getting nongroup coverage. that's not true. that's absolutely false. this problem of losing coverage is going to affect employer -- people with employer-based plans as well. now, out of that 129 million, only 18 to 50 million actually will lose their plan and have to start from scratch. but the rest will be ending up buying more expensive coverage because they have to pay for it. >> those are big numbers, chris. the top of the ranges are huge potential numbers. and then your second point, which is coming out this memo that nbc got, the obama administration now realizes premium increases may be just
i want to bring in steve conover. you've got pretty impressive numbers here, and 129 million people according to your plans, according to your calculations. 129 million people either lose their insurance or have to get much higher premium insurance. is that true? how'd you get there? >> well, that is true. spinners like david axelrod have been claiming that this problem will only affect 5% of americans. the people that are getting nongroup coverage. that's not true. that's absolutely...
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. >> jeff: steve is the c.e.o. of shinola. basically said we will take the most challenged, struggling big city in the country and base our marketing strategy around that. >> yeah, people love the story of somebody being knocked down and standing up again. >> jeff: in the last year shinola which specializes in hand crafted watches has taken downtrodden, upscale. spending more than $10 million to let people know exactly where it's located. they're also investing in local workers. many come from the auto business. hired without skills and trained. >> this is very hard to come by, you know, this is like a once in a lifetime opportunity for me. >> jeff: it all sounds about as homegrown as you can get. but the whole business of shinola is far more global. the components of the watches come from switzerland. the crystals, cases and watch hands from china. the made in detroit slogan was focus tested by a group in dallas. >> the idea of manufacturing watches in detroit was seen with great enthusiasm. and that panel talked to the fact
. >> jeff: steve is the c.e.o. of shinola. basically said we will take the most challenged, struggling big city in the country and base our marketing strategy around that. >> yeah, people love the story of somebody being knocked down and standing up again. >> jeff: in the last year shinola which specializes in hand crafted watches has taken downtrodden, upscale. spending more than $10 million to let people know exactly where it's located. they're also investing in local...
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our member source, steve glazer says he has 20,000 signatures on a petition in support of passing a law stating that transit workers cannot go on strike. today, glazer and his supporters plan to march to the office of the senate chairman transportation committee to deliver those signature signatures. we have a sample of what b.a.r.t. riders are saying about this idea this morning. >> i think the impact that it has in the bay area can sort of justify something like that going to something like -- some sort of negotiation as opposed to closing it down because the traffic and the financial impact is pretty great. >> i don't agree with the strike. but i am french. i think people are -- should be allowed to strike if they need to. i think it's part of the free speech and the freedom. >> those workers who went on strike two weeks ago will get a say of the contract pose posal today. the union use unions will vote on the offer. it includes a raise, 15.4% over two years, and it adds health care and pension costs for the employees. that voting will go on all day and into the night. unions say thi
our member source, steve glazer says he has 20,000 signatures on a petition in support of passing a law stating that transit workers cannot go on strike. today, glazer and his supporters plan to march to the office of the senate chairman transportation committee to deliver those signature signatures. we have a sample of what b.a.r.t. riders are saying about this idea this morning. >> i think the impact that it has in the bay area can sort of justify something like that going to something...
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host: let's take more of your calls, steve in scottsdale, arizona, republican line. caller: hi, thanks for taking my call. i wanted to say something about the health care rollout. maybe what they should do is make it more simplified. these websites are so complicated. they put so much stuff on their and it takes forever to download. if they made it a simple website -- if they made it simpler just like the tax code was complicated -- same thing. things easierke policy wherene you put your social security number in common name, address and then you pick -- you only get one, you pick it and it's or $200 per month or whatever they figure the cost will be and then it would work or it then everybody would have it and they would not have all these problems. host: thank you so much. let's talk with dave in michigan on our line for independents. caller: hello? good morning. i'm calling about the nsa thing. you believe that what the united states is doing with the nsa, to spy on their own people is really wrong. they should be out there taking care of the terrorists and monito
host: let's take more of your calls, steve in scottsdale, arizona, republican line. caller: hi, thanks for taking my call. i wanted to say something about the health care rollout. maybe what they should do is make it more simplified. these websites are so complicated. they put so much stuff on their and it takes forever to download. if they made it a simple website -- if they made it simpler just like the tax code was complicated -- same thing. things easierke policy wherene you put your social...
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will also have to fight civil charges against founder steve cohen with the s.a.c. about failure to supervise employees, carl. they're saying in this note, those are without merit, they believe, and we could see a fight ahead as they continue on as a manager of private capital. >> -- color at all about their access to leverage, their relationship with other players on the street? >> reporter: you know, there's no comment in the note about that. really just a review of why they settled, what their plans are, and kind of a thank you to employees. having said that, my early indication from other wall street firms that do business with them is they're going to continue on for now. they believe they are protected from liability by the secure agreement between the government and s.a.c. shortly after the indictment. and they're going to continue on. >> all right. and we'll see just how many continue on with them. kate kelly with that news this morning for us. thank you, kate. >> reporter: thank you. >>> now, over to the cme group. rick santelli with the "santelli exchange"
will also have to fight civil charges against founder steve cohen with the s.a.c. about failure to supervise employees, carl. they're saying in this note, those are without merit, they believe, and we could see a fight ahead as they continue on as a manager of private capital. >> -- color at all about their access to leverage, their relationship with other players on the street? >> reporter: you know, there's no comment in the note about that. really just a review of why they...
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steve joyce is the company's president and ceo. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> rates are going up. occupancy is going up. that's a good thing from the consumer standpoint. i heard your marketing costs are also going up and that made things a little tougher. >> not tougher. we're working harder to make sure people are aware of what we're doing. rebuilding two brands. one is comfort inns. there's 2000 of them so it's not easy to do. we're redoing sleep inn. so both of those are really taking off. we have incredible increases in development. new ones are being done. literally up. comfort inn is almost over double what it was a year ago. we've got strong development overall. but the marketing is to get the message out to folks that we're doing some things differently and choice is a new company. for a long time we were the place to stay on the way to someplace. >> right. >> now we're trying to be the destination as well. >> you want to be the destination. what is the occupancy rate total right now? >> it depends on -- we're m
steve joyce is the company's president and ceo. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> rates are going up. occupancy is going up. that's a good thing from the consumer standpoint. i heard your marketing costs are also going up and that made things a little tougher. >> not tougher. we're working harder to make sure people are aware of what we're doing. rebuilding two brands. one is comfort inns. there's 2000 of them so it's not easy to do. we're redoing sleep inn. so both of...
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this ipad air is probably what they -- what steve jobs would have wished he could have introduced in 2010 in terms of it weighs one pound, it's really thin, and it has sensational battery life, even though they cut the size of the battery in my tests, which are much tougher than the industry's tests, this thing lasted 12 hours and 13 minutes, playing high-definition videos back-to-back. >> wow. >> with e-mail pouring in in the background. so it's really a beautiful job of engineering and design. but on price, it's apple. apple is premium. that's what they want to do. so they didn't raise the price, but it's still $499. >> walt, that's exactly what i was going to ask, because to some extent, the success of the tablet that you're talking about is more categorical than apple-specific, and, in fact, their share of the tablet market has fallen to a new low. i think it's under 30% worldwide. >> right. >> so if their strategy is to be the premium high-end game in town, fine. but there's not -- for most users, the differentiation between what they're offering and what most of the other table
this ipad air is probably what they -- what steve jobs would have wished he could have introduced in 2010 in terms of it weighs one pound, it's really thin, and it has sensational battery life, even though they cut the size of the battery in my tests, which are much tougher than the industry's tests, this thing lasted 12 hours and 13 minutes, playing high-definition videos back-to-back. >> wow. >> with e-mail pouring in in the background. so it's really a beautiful job of...